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Chemical Recurrence Treatment Options
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 13 8:58am | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
@florida11
I’m a little surprised they did chemo with only one spot In the hip. Normally, they would zap that with SBRT radiation and it would usually take care of your PSA for a while. That is even something Mayo Talk talks about at the PCRI conferences, Zapping instead of further treatment.
Chemo is usually saved for when people have multiple metastasis. Do you know why Chemo was Picked instead of just zapping the one hip spot? Was it in a spot they could not safely do radiation? Did they suspect you had more tumors they could not see?
The next time your Lupron shot wears out ask about having Orgovyx Instead. It has fewer side effects for most people and when you stop your testosterone comes back quicker, It has less of a chance of giving you Arteriosclerosis. It is a pill you take once a day.
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@jeffmarc
Mayo was originally just going to zap the hip bone. Then my local oncologist looked back at multiple scans and saw some potential red flags. They weren’t definitive, but she thought with my age and fitness level, I might get the best long-term outcome by hitting it hard now. I was Gleason 4+3 = 7, but with a tertiary score of 5. My PC was also intraductal. I went over her opinion with Dr. Kwon and he agreed with her.
I am definitely going to bring up the change in hormone drugs with her next month and with Mayo when I’m there in July based on one of your earlier posts. Many thanks Jeff.